Ben Tombs

Experience

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  Intronics Pty. Ltd.

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1994

  Programmer\Systems Engineer (and grateful student)

  Fortunately employed pre-graduation and mentored by eminent design engineer Harry Threlfall who founded a company fundamentally based on the design of electronics. The name Intronics means "innovative electronics" and the wheel chosen as the logo since it is said to be the "greatest invention".Some of the design projects encountered amongst the hundreds produced, were: Muscle stimulatos, data loggers, temperature controllers, digital voltammeter, on-line analysers, computer controlled household lighting, multi-point pressure and temperature controllers, data logging and control systems, airstrip wind instruments, marine instruments, engine management systems, remote controls for underground "boggers" (30 tonn loader), various displays, specialised cards for PC's, colouratiometer (for water board) and a variety of material handling machines. Show less

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  Chemtronics (now MTI Instruments)

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  R&D Lead/Senior Systems Engineer

  Formed internal R&D department. Developed portable, online and laboratory PDV, OVA and TEA instruments, remote diagnostics and control software suites, custom hardware and embedded systems.Chemtronics Ltd was absorbed into MTI Instruments, a worldwide supplier of precision non-contact physical measurement solutions, condition based monitoring systems, portable balancing equipment and semiconductor wafer inspection tools. MTI Instruments’ products use a comprehensive array of technologies to solve complex real world applications in numerous industries including manufacturing, semiconductor, commercial/military aviation, automotive, and data storage. Show less

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  Tamboritha

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Systems Engineer

  Developed and deployed ROVTrack, an offshore inspection data acquisition and navigation package interfacing with all aspects of submersable ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) operational capabilities. Operation is based on an intuitive user interface allowing the user to view survey information in real-time and coordinate systems such as control, navigation, sonar, video and and other environment monitoring sensors. User customised multimedia reports can be complied at any time during the survey, facilitating on-site report delivery.Tamboritha Consultants Pty Ltd (Tamboritha) is an experienced offshore project contractor with international experience and physical resources enabling the provision of innovative underwater technology, ROV based subsea intervention, offshore prime contract management and the provision of representative personnel. Show less

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  Innovative Aquaculture

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Technical Advisor

  Provided development services for biological monitoring systems. Assisted in "Lynn-Cod grow out" joint project with Vancouver Aquarium and "Geoduck grow out" project. Performed maintenance operations for Jeddediah Island (part of Parks Canada). Assisted in coastguard operations of search and rescue and "Shlupped Oysters"Innovative Aquaculture is located on a remote island in the Georgia Straits of British Columbia, on the western coast of Canada. What began as an oyster farm over 20 years ago has now become a multi-species hatchery and nursery that produces aquaculture feed, seed and technology for use worldwide. Innovative Aquaculture Products has a hatchery, nursery, deep water, and beach sites located in and around Skerry Bay, Lasqueti Island, B.C. The hatchery, the first privately funded oyster oyster hatchery in Canada, started operation in 1976 and has produced Pacific oysters, European oysters, and Manila clams, on a consistent basis over the years. Experimental work with other bivalve species, including mussels, and scallops is being undertaken as well. IAP's research into algae paste production has resulted in the formulation of preserved diets suitable for the different stages of larvae and spat production. New trends are for the production of algae paste suitable as food for rotifers, Artemia, or for early larval stages of shrimp and fish.IAP's on-going research into remote setting has resulted in the publication of two oyster setting manuals and a clam hatchery and nursery manual. Techniques currently employed at IAP's setting facility include cultchless setting for single seed production, and setting on shell and tubes for the production of shucked product. Show less

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  Lake Lousie/Sunshine Valley Ski Area

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Technical Consultant

  Had the honor of working with Robin (Bob) Russeau (sadly deceased) in the modification and deployment of weather monitoring systems for the snow safety department at Lake Louise and Sunshine Valley Ski Resorts.Robin Rousseau was a strong member of the Mountain Safety department at Skiing Louise, a respected citizen in the Bow Valley community and a strong mountaineer. Robin died while descending a route on Mount Temple. His friends and colleagues created a scholarship to recognize excellence in an individual involved in leadership development and safety in the mountain community. This award is for study in any recognized Mountain Leadership and Safety program.Please see: http://alis.alberta.ca/pdf/scholarships/RobinRousseau.pdffor more information. Show less

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  Adept Electronic Solutions

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2012

  Provides technical consulting services for both clients and internal vertical development projects using a variety of technologies including machine vision, digital video, process automation and control.Adept Electronic Solutions specializes exclusively in the supply and support of machine vision (imaging) systems and components to customers throughout the world by representing many of the world’s leading vision component manufacturers. AES provides cutting edge vision products with expert technical and sales support. With offices on the east and west coast of Australia and systems integration partners throughout Australia and New Zealand, AES customers receive timely local help from engineers knowledgeable with cameras, grabbers and software but who can also provide precise advice on software, optics and lighting. Show less Developed sytems and provided expert technical services for Adept Electronic Solutions and it's clients. Adept is a one-stop shop for analytical and control systems using many varied technologies including the latest in machine vision hardware. Systems designed, developed and commissioned include 3D Online Ore Sizing, Billet Height Monitoring and Control, Biological organism identification and characterisation, NDT instruments, Inspection and automated defect detection QC systems, In shell pearl grading, Microscopy, Structured light including collimated and LASER measurement and calibration systems, Online monitoring and control systems, Process control and automated production systems for manufacture, scientific, industrial and research applications.Adept Electronic Solutions specializes exclusively in the supply and support of machine vision (imaging) systems and components to customers throughout the world by representing many of the world’s leading vision component manufacturers. AES provides cutting edge vision products with expert technical and sales support. With offices on the east and west coast of Australia and systems integration partners throughout Australia and New Zealand, AES customers receive timely local help from engineers knowledgeable with cameras, grabbers and software but who can also provide precise advice on software, optics and lighting. Show less

  • R&D Consultant

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2012

  • Systems Architect/RD&D Coordinator

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2004
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  Reino International (now Duncan Solutions)

  Feb 2005 - Jun 2005

  Contract Troubleshooter Systems/Software Engineer

  Contracted to perform software development of the MX series parking meters for the global leader in on-street parking solutions, offering integrated capabilities across the entire spectrum from parking space allocation to management.

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  SpecTerra Services

  Apr 2005 - Jan 2011

  Systems Architect

  Managed the development team and development processes/systems. Worked with Dr. Frank Honey a remote sensing pioneer and instrumentation technology innovator on the design, development and operational deployment of technologies across all aspects of the remote sensing field including proprietary sensors, pilot HUD navigation, acquisition, storage, analysis/processing of Hi-Res multi-spectral imagery and associated geo-spatial data as well as LOB activities.Specterra is Australia's leading provider of airborne remote sensing imagery. Specterra's products and services are utilized in diverse applications such as mapping and environment monitoring in the private, education, corporate, government and research sectors. Show less

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  GPS.NET

  Jan 2009 - now

  Open Source Developer

  GPS.NET is a formerly commercial .NET component maintained by GeoFrameworks, LLC from 2004 to 2009. In 2009, the initial developer Jon Person decided to release the full source code of GPS.NET to the public domain for the benefit of the open source development community. This version (3.0) is the latest release which had a short commercial exposure before being released on CodePlex. The purpose of the framework is to deliver intuitive real-time GPS functionality with maximum efficiency for all possible computers, mobile devices and GPS systems. Show less

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  GeoFramework 2.0

  Jan 2009 - now

  Open Source Developer

  This project was formerly a commercial library maintained by the company "GeoFrameworks" for two components it sold (GPS.NET and GIS.NET) from 2004 to 2009. In 2009 the initial developer Jon Person decided to release the source code for this library in order to assist the open source community. This project contains classes designed to simplify the task of writing Location-Based Services as well as mapping applications. The most frequently used classes in this project are Angle, Latitude, Longitude, and Position. These classes represent coordinates on Earth's surface and provide functions for calculating distance and bearing to other points on Earth. Other classes such as Speed and Distance encapsulate measurements as well as conversions to other unit types. The entire library is globalized, supporting multiple numeric formats and cultures, and includes design-time type converters to add support for Windows Forms designers. Most classes also support conversion of values to and from string values. For example, the Position class can output values in a specific format and parse formatted values back into an object. This project has no dependency on specific UI platforms, allowing it to be used in both GDI+ and WPF applications. Show less

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  DotSpatial

  Jan 2010 - now

  Open Source Developer

  DotSpatial aims to provide a free, open source, consistent and dependable set of libraries for the .NET, Silverlight and Mono platforms, enabling developers to easily incorporate spatial data, analysis, and mapping into their applications thereby unleashing the massive potential of GIS in solutions for organizations and communities of all types in a nonrestrictive way.

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  Scanalyse Pty

  Feb 2011 - Jun 2013

  CIO/Development Manager

  Managed the development team and all aspects of the product development process. Also responsible for driving the analysis and re-engineering of existing business processes, identifying and developing the capability to use new tools, reshaping the enterprise's physical infrastructure and network access, and identifying and exploiting the enterprise's knowledge resourcesScanalyse is an Australian based, international company delivering technology-based asset management solutions to critical high value mining and mineral processing applications. Scanalyse specialises in products and services providing operators with sophisticated wear and performance management tools. Show less

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  Outotec

  Feb 2016 - Feb 2020

  • Snr. Mgr. Mechatronic Product Development - Comminution Engineering

    Jun 2013 - Feb 2020

  • Product Manager - Sensor Based Sorting Technology

    Feb 2016 - Jan 2020